Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 97 Chapter 97

"Yeah, we're having some issues with the lighting." I explained as Lindey made her way over to the scaffolding where Hayden was working.

"This technician isn't even wearing a safety harness. That's incredibly dangerous-safety should always come first," Lindey said, slipping effortlessly into her role as RiverwaveCorp chairman's wife. Actually, Hayden had been wearing a harness earlier, but he took it off when he came down. He only climbed back up for a quick fix, which was why he wasn't strapped in.

"Noted. We'll definitely keep that in mind," I replied, then called out to Hayden, "What are you doing up there without a harness? Get down now."

Surprisingly, Hayden didn't argue. He climbed down right away. "My bad. I'll be more careful from now on. Won't happen again," he admitted.

The way he said it, like a kid owning up to a mistake. It made me feel like I'd been too harsh, like I was picking on him.

Lindey turned to him and said, "Safety isn't just a rule-it's to protect yourself. You have a responsibility to take care of yourself. Only when you value yourself can you truly care for others, right?"

Lindey might not be running the show at the company anymore, but as the chairman's wife, she still got plenty of wisdom and life lessons to dish out.

But for some reason, her words didn't sit right with me.

"Yes, Mrs. Johnston," Hayden said, his tone all polite and proper.

"You all worked hard this morning, so I brought lunch. Go ahead and eat," Lindey's voice softened, taking on this nurturing, almost motherly vibe.

Hayden thanked her, then headed off to grab some food.

walked away, Lindey watched him, then said, "He seems like a strong,

"blue-collar worker". Last night, Jace had looked down on

today. She must've heard something from Jace and decided

lighting engineer," I said, trying to correct her view. "He's in charge of the entire lighting setup for

people way higher up the social ladder, just gave me this faint,

go to the office and eat while we chat," Lindey suggested,

not wanting to turn her

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laid out the food. The dishes looked incredible, and, no surprise, they were

this wasn't the same food Demi and the others

said, trying to sound

home, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble," Lindey said, motioning for me to sit down. "Hurry and eat

to be told twice

*Slow

chuckled, noticing how fast I was

just so good," I said, matching

many years with the Johnstons, I'd

happy when I went along with it, so why

is it really over between you and Jace?" Lindey finally asked, her voice dipping into more serious

mid-bite, and